Happy Halloween week! I can’t believe it’s this time again! This year is speeding by and in some ways I’m okay with that but in others I’m not ready for so much time to have passed.
This Halloween my family is going with a Star Wars theme. I get to be Princess Leia, husband is Obi Wan and the kiddo is Darth Vader. I’ll be sharing pictures after Halloween so you can see us in all our glory but for now I have the one above of me as Princess Leia. I’ve wanted to do this costume for ages so I’m very excited. Tomorrow is scheduled to rain all day here so I’ve got my fingers crossed that doesn’t happen.
This was a very exciting week for me because I announced my newest project, My Friends Are Writers. I talked some about it here and you can check out the splash page and sign up email updates if you’d like. This will be a project management tool designed for writers. I really can’t wait to share more info.
The Books
Half of the above were surprises (and what fine surprises they were). I’d not heard of the Becca Fitzpatrick book before (!!!) but I’m really excited to dive in. All her books I’ve read are always very fast paced and I’m eager for that right now. And I must say–the texture on the book is amazing. I am reading Ten Thousand Skies Above You right now and am enjoying it! A Book of Spirits and Thieves is a gift and I’m so incredibly happy to own it (and complete my collection). It is sooo beautiful. Look for collection pictures coming soon to Instagram. I’ve not heard of Faking It nor have I read the first book in the series. Has anyone read it?
Last Week’s Posts
- Let’s Talk A Bit About My Friends Are Writers
- If I Could Rule Westeros + a Falling Kingdoms Giveaway
- Top Ten Tuesday Halloween-ish Reads
- Review of Art in the Blood by Bonnie MacBird
Giveaways
- #ShelfieHop Giveaway Ends 10/31 at midnight
- Falling Kingdoms Giveaway– The first 3 books in the series
- Pre-Order of Wink, Poppy Midnight on Twitter
- Pre-Order of either The Beauty of Darkness OR The Star-Crossed Queen
Your Leia costume is fabulous. Can’t wait to see pictures of the other costumes as well 🙂
Glad you’re enjoying Ten Thousand skies Above You! I’ve been meaning to start the trilogy?/series? for a while now. Plus, those book have stunning covers.
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Thank you! We had a blast trick or treating and I’ve shared pics of the family on IG. I’ll post them here next weekend too I’m sure. Ten Thousand Skies Above You has SUCH a pretty cover. Just perfect.
I like that you are getting dressed up for Halloween. How fun. I enjoyed Ten Thousand Skies Above You very much and hope you do as well. Have a wonderful weekend.
Grace @ Books of Love
It is super fun to dress up as a family! We plan to for as long as the kiddo lets us, haha.
I LOVE your Leia costume! You look wonderful.
I also love the cover of A Thousand Pieces of You. Watercolours beauty = yes!
Thank you Karen! I’ve wanted to be Leia for years so I’m pumped to be this year. Watercolor is oh so beautiful <3
Happy Halloween!! Looks like you got some good books. 🙂
Happy Halloween to you! I hope you have a great weekend.
Claudia Gray was seriously blessed by the cover gods! Both books are so utterly gorgeous.
Love your costume – happy Halloween!
Right?? So beautiful. Thank you Hannah! Happy Halloween!
You make a great Leia! I’m not dressing up this Halloween. My sister and her dov are going as bats though.
Thank you Molly! I’m sorry you aren’t dressing up (if you’d wanted to). I love bats! I bet they looked great.
OOooh very nice! Pretty much love everything in here! Though I still need to read Ten Thousand Skies Above You! Happy Reading!
My STS will be up tomorrow, so be sure to stop by then!
Have a GREAT day!
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THanks Jessica! I’m reading Ten Thousands Skies and I think it’s a great sequel. I hope you have a great weekend and week.
I really need to try Claudia Gray’s books, I keep hearing good things lately. Enjoy!
My STS.
I’ve enjoyed the series so far. A bit heavy on the romance but they are fun reads.
Woohooo for awesome book mail!!
Every year in Halloween week I wish I were living in the US! I’d so love to have trick or treaters come by (and have an excuse to stock up on candy!!).
What an amazing job you did on your Leia costume, you look brilliant!! And the whole family costume was AWESOME!
Happy reading Kristen!
I LOVE the Star Wars theme (huge Star Wars nerd)! Mini Darth Vaders are the cutest. 😀 I thought A Thousand Pieces of You was okay, definitely not amazing for me, so I didn’t bother to follow up with the sequel. I LOVED Dangerous Lies. 😀 Hopefully you enjoy all of your new books, and have a fantastic week, Kristen!
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Great haul! I need to read the Becca Fitzpatrick one. Love the lego Halloween family, and it sounds like you all had a blast dressing up for Halloween.
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Your costume was SO CUTE 😀 Loved it. <3 And yaaay for getting so many amazing books last week 😀 I hope you will love them all sweet girl. <3 And I hope you all had an amazing Halloween 🙂 Happy reading Kristen. <3
I love this haul! Also, you make a gorgeous princess Leia. I really like it. I have read the first two books in the Firebird series by Claudia Gray and I loved both – somehow the second book was even better than book one\! Also, Dangerous Lies was a pretty good book in my opinion. You’re in for some treats!